Bearclaw Valley Friends, or Foes?

toad was silent as skoll spoke, and his expression remained dead stagnant, but he agreed with his pal. whoever this goddamn woman was, it sounded like she disrespected merrick's girl. toad had learned quickly not to do that around here. she was just as ferocious as he if not moreso, and her actions came without verbal warnings. 

the thought that this girl, not even ursus' own, would come back to grovel for forgiveness at the feet of the son of the woman she had wronged... toad found it a tad pathetic. submitting to the child. if anyone deserved an apology, it ought to be astara, but toad was not sure how she would take one anyway. after all, he did not know the circumstances of the the disrespect. only that it had happened, and the blackbird did not have the air of a forgiving individual. 

then evien arrived. toad did not pay him a glance yet, only an ear tilting backward- as the new leader demanded to know what was this situation. evien, with his voice that sounded so shrill to toad's ears, evien, with his love of keeping the peace. what bullshit it was now that he had to keep himself on a leash if evie thought it seemed right- but toad's loyalty to merrick came above all else. if merrick wanted evien in charge, evien was in charge, no matter how much the frogboy detested what he perceived as bossiness. 

this woman came with an apology to the boy, about disrespecting his mother. toad summarized quietly to the little healer-leader, before his ears angled back forward- just as the boy child leapt with teeth snapping. now, if this were someone else's child, he might've had the balls to scold them about behavior. but this was merrick's son. in a way, he had his own sort of authority- prince of ursus, an unofficial heir to some kind of throne here. if he felt angry, let him attack. toad only paid a speedy side glance to each of his adult companions, but made no move to hold the prince back from his attacking. if anything, toad would watch on like it was some sort of sport until commanded to do otherwise.